Book-making.



W. A. WOOD.

BOOK MAKING.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 24. 1913.

1 9 1 59,459, I Patented Nov. 9, 19 15.

WITNESSES: I/VVE/VTOR Wellelaf. W006i; f fim; 1.

' %TAS 'WILLETI A. W001i), 0F DETRO IT, MICHIGAN.

BOOK-MAKING.

intense.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Wmnn'r'r A. W000, a

citizen of the United States, residin at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and tate of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Book-Making, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to book-making, and has for its object an improved method of inserting a folded map, print, picture, engraving, or other addition into the book, said folded sheet or insertion being larger than the page-size of said book, and bound thereinto without the use of paste, glue, or other adhesives.

Hitherto it has been the general practice,

I in adding maps, drawings, and the like, to

a bound volume, to paste said folded insertion or addition in place; therefore entailing additional handling and increasing the cost of production. .The'use of this invention saves time and expense and renders it possible to bind the folded map, drawing or other insertion simultaneously with the signature of said bound volume.

The invention has been clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which similar characters denote similar parts, and

in which- Figure 1 is ap'lan view of an insert sheet showing the lines of the folds and also'a v perforated line which is to be cut. Fig. 2

is a perspective of the sheet partly folded, to show the additional initial or front leaves created by this method of insertion. Fig. 3 illustrates the position of the sheet in the book, of which it forms the first and last leaves.

Briefly stated, the present invention contemplates attaching the insert to a form, signature or set of leaves as follows :The sheet or drawing is folded along longitudinal lines in a manner to approximately correspond to the size of the book-leaves to which it is to be attached, and is then inserted between the signature and cover and stitched in place. The sheet is then cut on the lines of perforation allowing the sheet to be opened to its fullest extent, the end portions thus cut forming the initial or front leaves established by this method.

Referring to Fig. 1, 1O denotes the insert sheet which is folded on line 11 whereby said sheet is diveded into a lower section a and an upper section b. When folded together as shown in Fig. 2, the insert will be Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February at, 1913.

Patented Nov. 3), 1915.

Serial No. 750,096.

placed between the signature S and the cover 0 until the leaf section Z, which corresponds 1n sue to a leaf of the signature, is brought into position to have the stitch line 8 coincide with the stitch lines of the signature and cover. A: line of perforations p is provided in the lower section (1, adjacent the stitch line 8, so that when the full portion of the double sheet (shown in Fig. 2), is assembled withthe cover and signature, said llne of perforations may then be cut and therefore allow the entire portion f of the lower section av of the insert to be opened out relatively to the upper section b of said insert.

From the above it will be understood that the first leaf portion 9 as Well as the first leaf portion h of the lower and upper sections respectively will be stitched in place between the signature and the cover, without the aid of adhesive. 'Furthermore, both of the first portions 9 and it will constitute initial or front leaves of the entire book, while the rear portion of the upper section 6 remains in continuance with the front portion it.

The transverse fold lines of the insert are indicated herein by 15, and their number dependsof course upon the total length of insert as compared with the length of each signature leaf.

In the present instance I have illustrated the cover C as being larger than the signature, but it should be understood that this need not necessarily be the case. Furthermore it should be understood that I do" not limit myself to the number of folds to the insert sheet either longitudinally or transversely thereof, it being obvious that the number of such folds is governed entirely by the insert sheets and the size of the book into which it is to be bound.

I claim I 1. A book comprising a cover and leaves, an insert between the cover and the leaves, means for securing the leaves, the insert and the cover together along the base of the leaves, said insert comprising a sheet folded at right angles to the base of the leaves to form a double thickness, one of the thicknesses being marked at an angle to the line of folding to indicate the line on which the last-mentioned thickness is to be severed to allow it to be unfolded with reference to the other thickness.

2. A book comprising a cover and leaves,

' the cover together along the base of the leaves, said insert comprising a sheet folded at right angles to the base of the leaves to form a plurality of thicknesses, one of said thicknesses being weakened along a line substantially parallel to the base of the leaves to indicate the line on which it is to be severed to allow it to be unfolded with reference to another thickness, the combined area of the two thicknesses being greater than that of one of the leaves.

3. A book comprising a cover and leaves, an insert between the cover and the leaves, means for securing the leaves, the insert and the cover together along the base of the leaves, said insert comprising a sheet folded at right angles to the base of the leaves to form a double thickness, one of the thicknesses being marked at an angle to the line of folding to indicate the line on which the last-mentioned thickness is to be severed to allow it to be unfolded with reference to the.

other thickness, both of said thicknesses being folded along a line at an angle to the line of folding of the sheet.

4. A book comprising a cover and leaves, an insert between the cover and the leaves, means for securing the leaves, the insert and the cover together along the base of the leaves, said insert comprising a sheet folded at right angles to the base of the leaves to form a plurality of thicknesses, one of said thicknesses being weakened along a line substantially parallel 'to the base of the leaves to indicate the line on which it is to be severed to allow it to be unfolded with reference to another thickness, the combined area of the two thicknesses being greater than that of one of the leaves, both of said thick nesses being folded along a line substantially parallel to the base of the leaves.

5. A book comprising a cover and leaves, an insert between the cover and the leaves, means for securing the leaves, the insert and the cover together along the base of the leaves, said insert comprising a sheet folded at right angles to the base of the leaves. said sheet extending through between the cover and the leaves and being slitted along the line of folding at one side ofthe leaves to form extra leaves between the first mentioned leaves and one portion of the cover, one thickness of the sheet being marked, on the opposite side of the first mentioned indicate a line on which the said thickness is to be severed to allow it to be unfolded with reference to the other thickness, the area of. the unfolded insert on the last mentioned side of the leaves being greater than that of one of the leaves.

6. A book comprising a cover and leaves, an insert between the cover and the leaves, means for securing the leaves, the insert and the cover together along the base of the leaves, said insert comprising a sheet folded at right angles to the base of the leaves, said sheet extending through between the cover and the leaves and being slitted along the line of folding at oneside of the leaves to 1 form extra leaves between the first mentioned leaves and one portion of the cover, one thickness of the sheet being marked, on the opposite side of the first mentioned leaves, at substantially right angles to the line of folding to indicate a line on which the said thickness is to be severed to allow it to be unfolded with reference to the other thickness, the area of the unfolded insert on the last mentioned side of the leaves being greater than that of one of the leaves, the insert also being folded about lines parallel "to the base of the leaves.

7. A book comprising a binding element and leaves, an extra sheet, means for securing the extra sheet and the leaves to the binding element, said extra sheet being folded at right angles to the base of the leaves to form a double thickness, one of the thicknesses being marked at an angle to the line of folding to indicate the line on which the last-mentioned thickness is to be severed to allow it to be unfolded with reference to the other thickness.

'8. A book comprising a cover, a sheet, means for securing the sheet to the cover, said sheet being folded at right angles to the line along which it is secured to the cover to form a double thickness, one of the thicknesses being marked at an angle to the line of folding to indicate the line on which the last-mentioned thickness is to be severed to allow it to be unfolded with reference to the other thickness.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLETT A. WOOD.

Witnesses: I

G. E. JENNINGS, C. F. SCHMELZ. 

